• @Pregnenolone
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      910 months ago

      I’ve owned a lot of different brands and none have ever pestered me to connect to the internet.

      It could be the very cheap ones that make you do it. When I visited China I noticed that every TV showed ads so could be a jurisdiction thing too

    • Cosmonaut_Collin
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      10 months ago

      Depends on the TV. Most of them work without internet. Only a few of them fit the meme.

      Actually, I just realized that the TV wouldn’t know to update if it isn’t connected to the internet, so the meme falls apart.

    • KptnAutismus
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      210 months ago

      i’m sure some do, but most will probably pester you about it until you update.

    • @[email protected]
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      110 months ago

      there’s ones that lose money if you buy them, so they are extremely cheap. They make it back by you watching ads, selling your data etc… I could imagine that those force you to connect to the internet.